The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, February 21, 2132
Waxing Crescent
24.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:03 AM
11:31 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.7%
- Age
- 4.6 days
- Distance
- 370,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2587
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
47° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Feb 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.0° / 98.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 04m / 7.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.71° / -4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.28° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.68° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.